Press Releases

The historic village of Martinborough will be the toast of New Zealand on 15 November when thousands gather for the country’s premier wine, food and music festival.

Millions of tonnes of glacial icebergs are providing a rare natural spectacle on the Tasman Glacier terminal lake, in New Zealand’s South Island.

Movie fans will soon be invited in for a glimpse into the world of Academy Award-winning visual effects studio, Weta Workshop.

New Zealand’s Olympic rowing golden girls, the Evers-Swindell twins – Caroline and Georgina - celebrated their 30th birthday by announcing their retirement.

It is exactly 100 years since New Zealand's greatest scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

Taupo, the central North Island’s lake resort and popular tourist destination, is to have a Hilton hotel – only the second in New Zealand to be managed by the famous world corporation.

New Zealand’s latest tourist attraction – a mix of adrenalin buzz and a dose of environmental awareness – is about to launch in the country’s adventure capital, Queenstown.

A New Zealander will try to break the world record for the most bungy jumps in 24 hours when he leaps off the Auckland Harbour Bridge next month.

Kiwi adventurer Malcolm Law has succeeded in notching up a world first by running 360km in 66 hours to complete the epic Mizone 7 in 7 challenge.

New Zealand’s legendary kākāpō ‘Richard Henry’, considered the elder statesman of the country’s rare native species and one who played a vital role in kākāpō recovery, has been found dead.